in the Blood, (Paperback)

In the Blood is the screenplay for an edge-of-your-seat thriller whose fast moving plot rapidly weaves a tight web of blackmail, incest, sexual jealousy, and revenge. A deadly curse hangs over the heads of three generations of a southern California family whose youngest member, an eleven-year-old girl, finds herself in terrible danger. The film's heroine is a young police officer who is desperately trying to find the girl's mother. But a conspiracy driven by greed, lust, and shame is equally determined that the truth should remain hidden. The missing woman was no angel, and there are plenty of suspects to choose from, including an estranged husband, an angry ex-lover, her detestable father, her mysterious brother, and a jealous rival. Can the abandoned child be protected from the predators lurking in the shadows, or is history destined to repeat itself? The film's dramatic tension builds steadily until it is resolved in a shocking denouement, which, though violent and tragic, leaves some room for hope.